Affected Component: POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT

Date Published
JUL 07, 2009
NHTSA TSB #
10030940
TSB Document
  • Sorry, the NHTSA has not posted this TSB document yet.

You can still get the detailed info from Mercedes-Benz for this TSB. Call your local Mercedes-Benz dealer's service department & ask for a copy of TSB# SB-P-047231.

Summary
MERCEDES: UNEVEN STEERING FORCES WHEN STEERING FROM LOCK TO LOCK. INCREASED STEERING FORCES IN CERTAIN POSITIONS. APPROXIMATELY EVERY 90 DEGREES A PRESSURE POINT CAN BE FELT WHICH MUST BE OVERCOME BY INCREASED FORCE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. UNIVERSAL JOINT IN STEERING COUPLING, (STEER COUPLING) HAS EXCESSIVE RESISTANCE. REPLACE STEERING COUPLING (STEER COUPLING). NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE